Dr. Nancy Knowlton PhD

Dr. Nancy Knowlton has been diving on coral reefs all around the world for over 40 years. She leads the Ocean Initiative of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History as the Sant Chair of Marine Science. She has received many scientific honors, including election to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She also serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Smithsonian’s Ocean Portal and is the author of the best-selling book, Citizens of the Sea. Most recently she co-founded the #OceanOptimism initiative and co-hosted the Earth Optimism Summit. You can follow her on Twitter at @seacitizens.